{"id":1950462,"date":"2023-06-18T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T19:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asa-hutchinson-says-gop-should-back-off-claim-that-doj-has-been-weaponized-against-trump\/"},"modified":"2023-06-18T15:29:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T19:29:20","slug":"asa-hutchinson-says-gop-should-back-off-claim-that-doj-has-been-weaponized-against-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asa-hutchinson-says-gop-should-back-off-claim-that-doj-has-been-weaponized-against-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Hutchinson urges GOP to drop claim of DOJ weaponization against Trump."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fasa-hutchinson-says-gop-should-back-off-claim-that-doj-has-been-weaponized-against-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1950462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson urges fellow Republicans to reconsider their claims that the Department of Justice has been weaponized against former President Donald Trump. In an appearance on ABC News\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d with host Jonathan Karl, Hutchinson emphasizes that such arguments undermine law enforcement in the United States. He believes that Trump&#8217;s promise to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Biden family was the real &#8220;weaponization&#8221; of the DOJ. Hutchinson calls for Trump to drop out of the race and for the Republican party to prioritize the &#8220;rule of law.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hutchinson points out, &#8220;Look at Donald Trump. He\u2019s already declared that if he&#8217;s elected president, he&#8217;s gonna appoint a special prosecutor to go after the Biden family. That&#8217;s called a weaponization of the Justice Department.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He adds, &#8220;Let\u2019s back off of these accusations and get back to being the party of the rule of law, of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asa-hutchinson-says-gop-should-back-off-claim-that-doj-has-been-weaponized-against-trump\/\" title=\"Hutchinson urges GOP to drop claim of DOJ weaponization against Trump.\">justice system supporting law enforcement<\/a> and the equal application of law. Let&#8217;s not undermine the greatest justice system and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">criminal justice system<\/a> and rule of law in the world today, this side of heaven.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Asa Hutchinson calls on his fellow Republicans to &#8220;back off&#8221; allegations that the DOJ has been &#8220;weaponized.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let\u2019s get back to being the party of the rule of law, of the justice system supporting law enforcement and the equal application of the law.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/re0py9LGb0\">https:\/\/t.co\/re0py9LGb0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gf921PLUWv\">pic.twitter.com\/gf921PLUWv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisWeekABC\/status\/1670425644268650499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In recent years, Republicans have accused the Department of Justice of being weaponized against Republicans, specifically Trump. The indictment in the federal investigation led by special prosecutor Jack Smith, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland, has only intensified these accusations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To address the issue, House Republicans established the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government in January. The committee aims to investigate the &#8220;disparate treatment&#8221; from the DOJ. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the committee&#8217;s chairman, highlights the DOJ&#8217;s actions against President Trump as a key factor behind its formation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jordan states, &#8220;Clinton mishandles classified information, Biden mishandles classified information, and they get treated a certain way. Then, of course, President Trump gets his home raided 91 days before this midterm election.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the interview with Karl, Hutchinson emphasizes that Trump should prioritize the &#8220;office of presidency and our country&#8221; over himself. Multiple polls indicate that Trump is leading the Republican field of candidates, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in second place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hutchinson asserts, &#8220;Whenever you have serious allegations against you, whenever you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitmer-may-face-multiple-investigations-over-her-private-flight-to-florida\/\" title=\"Whitmer May Face Multiple Investigations Over Her Private Flight To Florida\">face multiple investigations<\/a> during the next year, it&#8217;s not fair to the country and certainly not fair to the party that wants to get this country back on track.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP candidate Asa Hutchinson urges fellow Republicans to cease claims of the Department of Justice being weaponized against Trump. 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